Samsung Galaxy Tablet Punch-Hole Display: What a New Patent Signals

Samsung Galaxy Tablet Punch-Hole Display: What a New Patent Signals Samsung Display filed a patent in January describing a specific engineering fix for one of the trickiest reliability problems in OLED manufacturing. The filing, US 2026/0136779 A1, covers a groove-and-seal architecture designed to stop moisture from degrading a panel at the camera cutout edge. It is about punch-hole cutout durability, not under-display cameras. That distinction matters, because it arrives as tipster reporting suggests Samsung's UDC program may be running out of road, according to Android Police. The patent alone confirms nothing about upcoming devices. But read alongside Samsung's own public statements from 2022 and the leak reporting from about 14 months ago, it suggests the company has been investing steadily in punch-hole reliability at exactly the moment its alternative approach appears to be stalling. Whether that investment eventually shapes a Samsung Galaxy tablet punch-hole display is inferenc